Chorbishop Kheirallah Aoukar

Priest Ordination:  September 30, 1967 in Tripoli, Lebanon

PASTORAL WORK & ACHIEVEMENTS

Apponted personal Secretary of His Grace Archbishop Antoine Abed, Archbishop of Tripoli, Lebanon (1967 - 1970)

Appointed Rector of the Diocesan Seminary of Tripoli Maronite Archdiocese  (1973 1975)

Sent by the Holy Congregation of the Oriental Church to provide Spiritual Care to the Maronites in the Maritimes

Provinces. (1979)

Founder of the Parish and the Church complex of St. Charbel Frederiction, NB and serve as its parish priest

(1979-1985)

Founder of the Maronite Mission of Charlottetown PEI, NS and served as its priest until retirement.

Appointed Honorary Prelate (1984) and ordained  Chor-bishop (1985)

Vicar General of the Diocese of St. Maron, Montreal

(1986-1996), Diocesan Administrator (1995-1996) and Judge in the Marriage Tribunal (1986-1983).

Appointed Judge in the United Maronite Tribunal (1970-1976)

Invited by Most Reverend James M. Hayes, Archbishop of Halifax, November 27, 1983.

Appointed Judge of the Regional Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Halifax, Yarmouth (2011)

EDUCATION

Doctorate in Canon Law from the Oriental Institute of (Rome) Graduated Magna Cum Laude  (1976)

Doctorate History from University of Lebanon (1972)

Graduate in Theology -University of St. Joseph (SJ) Beirut, Lebanon (1967)

ACADEMIA

Taught Church History & Canon Law at the Diocesan Seminary of Tripoli Maronite Archdiocese

7867-1971,1974-1976)

Taught Middle East History at the University Level in Germany & Lebanon (1977-1979)

Fluent in Arabic, English, French, Italian and German languages as well as Biblical  languages in Latin, Syriac, Greek,

Ugantic & Phoenician.

Author of numerous books and articles (in Arabic, French, German & English)